The Economist profiles travel BPO firm Tecnovate and its UK parent ebookers
New Delhi-based Tecnovate, the Indian BPO subsidiary of UK-based leisure travel firm, ebookers plc, recently raised $10 million at a valuation of $160 million. The company which has so far catered to the needs of ebookers' European subsidiaries, now plans to use the new funds in expanding its services to third-party clients.
In a recent profile in The Economist, ebookers Founder & CEO, Dinesh Dhamija, explains why Technovate is very important to ebookers' competitiveness. According to Dhamija, Technovate saved his company £1.5m in the quarter ending June 30. “If there is a market share battle, then it will be the company that keeps costs lowest that will be the last standing,” Dhamija says in the article.
An interesting extract from The Economist article:
Delhi helps provide a round-the-clock service along with offices in Europe. But what about local knowledge or language skills? That was the fear of ebookers' office in Finland, which trained some Finnish students and sent them to work in Delhi during their college gap year. The idea has now been expanded and 50 Europeans are working alongside the 600 Indian staff. More are on their way. It is the ability to answer questions by e-mail within a few hours—even on a Sunday evening—which is characteristic of the high level of service that Mr Dhamija is counting on to help ebookers stand out from the pack.
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